STORY
Framed by scenes of Namibia's formal independence as a newly formed African country in 1990, Desiree Kahikopo's historical romance takes us back to 1963, soon after the 1959 uprising in Old Location — an area segregated for black residents of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia (then a territory of South Africa). It is in this setting that Sylvia Kamutjemo (Girley Charlene Jazama, who also produces), a black domestic worker, meets Afrikaner police officer Pieter de Wet (Jan-Barend Scheepers) on a routine passbook check. As the pair exchange letters and a story of forbidden love across racial lines unfolds, Kahikopo explores an underrepresented period of Namibian history with compassion and hope.
CAST & CREW
- Girley Jazama
- Jan-Baren Scheepers
- Sunet Van Wyk
- Mervin Uahupirapi
- Chari Botha
Cast
INFORMATION
- Namibia Film Commission
- Ruach Pictures
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Production Companies
- Namibia
Production Countries
LANGUAGES